# N553MD: 1980 Piper PA-44-180, registration cancelled 2016-03-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 7, 2016
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-44-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (registry code 7104402)
- Engine: [Lycoming O-360-E1A6D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-e1a6d) (registry code 42305)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A19SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A19SO), [TCDS E-286](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-286) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 44-8095021
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 26, 2015
- Certificate issued: October 24, 2014
- Last registry action: October 24, 2014
- Mode S code: A70BA7
- Owner when cancelled: [Growl Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GROWL%20INC)
- Location: [Merritt Island, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Merritt%20Island)
- Owner type: Non-citizen corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 28.3204° N, 80.6592° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32952, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N553MD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=553MD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N553MD-2016-03-07

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-44-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA15FA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA326), Aug 27, 2015: Piper PA44 (N553MD), Houlton, ME, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's descent below the published minimum descent altitude in night instrument meteorological conditions without visual contact with the runway environment, which resulted in a collision with…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20150828021389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150828021389A), Aug 28, 2015: Piper PA-44-180 (N553MD), Houlton, ME, Destroyed, 1 fatal. During final approach to runway 05 at hul, the pilot initially impacted the tree line approximately 1.3 miles from the approach end of runway 05 continuing…

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